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Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:31 pm to Jim Smith
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Are the gangster arse Oakley baseball shades standard issue in the armed forces?
They are purchased separately at a relatively low cost.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:39 pm to Sentrius
Famous people who were in the D-Day invasion force:
Theodore Roosevelt, jr.
JD Salinger
Yogi Berra
Alec Guinness
David Niven
Medgar Evers
James Doohan
Charles Durning
John Ford
Theodore Roosevelt, jr.
JD Salinger
Yogi Berra
Alec Guinness
David Niven
Medgar Evers
James Doohan
Charles Durning
John Ford
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:15 pm to AA77
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Famous people
Not exactly famous, but this should be a familiar name to the older crowd that remembers the Big Red Machine.
Alex Grammas was right next to my dad every step of the way as they island hopped in the Pacific. Alex is also 92, and I think they still talk several times a week.
FWIW. Dad played at Ole Miss. Alex played at MSU.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:26 pm to Allyn McKeen
George Stevens....go watch Five Came Back on Netflix for some amazing color footage!!!
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:31 pm to theantiquetiger
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amn it, I didn't think about this when I planned my trip. I'm in Europe right now, and could have gone to Normandy for today.
I have not been to Normandy but my Dad went last year....said it was incredible.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 4:15 pm to TSmith
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This was basically the turning point in the war, a result of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's foolish pride. The Chinese overran us, cut us off, and slaughtered us
MacArthur was an overall piece of shite. Didn’t care about anything other than his own vain glory.
But the Chinese didn’t slaughter us, well they didn’t slaughter the Marines under Chesty Puller at least. Read a book called “The Last Stand of Fox Company” it details a single company holding MSR-1 open at Hagaru-ri open for the 1st Marine Division. A single company held off 7 Chinese regiments coming at them in waves. The Marines upon walking to safety marched in time into the gates. Chosin was one of the finest hours of the USMC history, up there with Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Hue City, Khe Sanh and Fallujah.
The Army on the other hand, did get their asses spanked big time at Chosin.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 5:30 pm to Sentrius
Back in 1968 I was a 17 year old kid on a high school trip to France. We made a day trip to Normandy. I was absolutely amazed and in awe of the cemetery and seeing the rows upon rows of markers. But what really struck me was seeing the beach that had to be crossed and the cliffs that had to be scaled in the face of enemy fire by brave young men who were about my age or a little older at the time of my visit.
There are no words that can convey my thanks to those men, or any man or woman, who has engaged in combat to protect our nation.
God Bless them all.
There are no words that can convey my thanks to those men, or any man or woman, who has engaged in combat to protect our nation.
God Bless them all.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 5:48 pm to AA77
quote:Terrorized and eventually murdered by fellow heroes of the "Greatest Generation".
Medgar Evers
Posted on 6/6/18 at 5:52 pm to R11
This is why I can’t stand when left wing liberals and kids scream the word “NAZI!”
They have no fricking clue what real nazis did and what our men had to face in situations like Normandy back then. A complete lack of disrepect to the people that had to live this terrible ordeal.
I, for one, have taught my kids and have exposed them to WWII stories and movies as much as I can so they know what these men did and what the world can turn into at any point.
They have no fricking clue what real nazis did and what our men had to face in situations like Normandy back then. A complete lack of disrepect to the people that had to live this terrible ordeal.
I, for one, have taught my kids and have exposed them to WWII stories and movies as much as I can so they know what these men did and what the world can turn into at any point.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 5:55 pm to IonaTiger
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But what really struck me was seeing the beach that had to be crossed and the cliffs that had to be scaled in the face of enemy fire by brave young men who were about my age or a little older at the time of my visit.
Insane. I can't imagine the mindset upon exiting the landing craft or dropping on enemy lines.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 5:56 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Terrorized and eventually murdered by fellow heroes of the "Greatest Generation".
Yeah let's just disparage an entire group on the action of a few, eh?
Posted on 6/6/18 at 5:57 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Yeah let's just disparage an entire group on the action of a few, eh?
This board does this daily with several different groups.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 5:59 pm to TH03
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This board does this daily with several different groups.
The point went by you so fast you didn't even notice it..
One of our resident SJWs disparages a group based on the actions of a few...
Posted on 6/6/18 at 6:03 pm to RogerTheShrubber
What point? I have no idea who that guy is...
If you’re calling him a hypocrite, my post is in line with that.
If you’re calling him a hypocrite, my post is in line with that.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 6:06 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:I would say the bulk of white males from the "Greatest Generation" - including (and perhaps even moreso) those in the military were involved in shameful levels of racism. The average experience of a black WWII vet was absolutely deplorable - and this includes largely being excluded from the benefits of the GI Bill.
Yeah let's just disparage an entire group on the action of a few, eh?
We can acknowledge wartime heroism without having to always drift into hagiography. The "Greatest Generation" were deeply flawed humans - probably no better than any other generational humans. (Except the Baby Boomers - I think they actually were bad.
)Posted on 6/6/18 at 6:09 pm to Sentrius
Not Alpha, they ate Alphas for breakfast.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 6:11 pm to Big Scrub TX
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I would say the bulk of white males from the "Greatest Generation" - including (and perhaps even moreso) those in the military were involved in shameful levels of racism.
And there it is
Posted on 6/6/18 at 6:11 pm to TH03
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What point? I have no idea who that guy is...
If you’re calling him a hypocrite, my post is in line with that.
Medger Evers was a civil rights leader who was assassinated in his driveway in Jackson in the 60s.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 6:12 pm to Big Scrub TX
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I would say the bulk of white males from the "Greatest Generation" - including (and perhaps even moreso) those in the military were involved in shameful levels of racism.
Everyone was. You can’t judge 1940s people based on 2018 morality.
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